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House panel hears competing testimony on bill to join Nurse Licensure Compact
Summary
Representative Phil Green’s bill to allow Michigan to join the Nurse Licensure Compact drew supportive testimony from hospital and academic leaders and opposition from multiple nursing organizations that warned of weakened state oversight, lower continuing‑education standards and workforce instability.
The House Health Policy Committee heard more than two hours of testimony on House Bill 4246, introduced by Representative Phil Green, which would authorize Michigan to join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and allow nurses with a compact multistate license to practice in Michigan without obtaining a separate Michigan license.
Representative Phil Green, sponsor of the bill, framed the proposal as a practical fix to cross‑state licensure barriers. He said the measure is “personal to me,” describing family experience with license transfer delays and saying, “This piece of legislation would solve these problems,” by expanding mobility for nurses and enabling telehealth across state lines.
Supporters included Amy Brown, chief nursing officer for the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, who said the compact would help hospitals recruit amid what the MHA’s spring 2025 survey found as more than 4,900 registered‑nurse openings in Michigan hospitals. “The nurse licensure compact allows nurses licensed in a compact member state to practice…
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